Assyrian genocide curriculum added to Arizona teacher ‘toolkit’
“They drowned one of my sisters in the well in Saleh village,” said Ziyane Rhawi, born in 1908. “Another sister, they buried alive under a...
featured
Life under fire in northern Iraq’s Assyrian villages
by Joe Snell
In the Nahla Valley of northern Iraq, Assyrians in the village of Rabatkeh live in constant fear of Turkey airstrikes and nearby PKK militants....
Dear Atra: Letters to the homeland
by bbjoe15
The Journal asked young Assyrians who had just visited the homeland to write letters recalling their visit, the people and places that stood out and...
U.F.C. honors Assyrian fighter for his work outside the octagon
by Joe Snell
UFC fighter Beneil Dariush was named this year's Forrest Griffin Community Award recipient....
Robert Bet Sayad, celebrated singer-songwriter, dies at 72
Robert Bet Sayad, Assyrian singer and songwriter who fled Iran with his family during the budding Islamic Revolution, who later wrote nationalist and love songs...
‘We cannot sit silent’: Assyrians challenge U.N. on Indigenous rights
by Joe Snell
An Assyrian delegation traveled to New York in April to represent the Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq at the United Nation's Permanent Forum on Indigenous...
How one couple’s wedding choice brought a cultural center to Alqosh
by Joe Snell
The Hammurabi Cultural Center, comprised of a library, computer lab, lecture hall, workshop and souvenir shop, opened to the public in Alqosh, Iraq on April...
Mar Mari forgives attacker, calls for community to act Christ-like
by Joe Snell
By Joe Snell | April 18, 2024 Mar Mari Emmanuel, the Assyrian Bishop who was stabbed during a bible sermon in Sydney on April 15,...
Assyrian Bishop Mar Mari stabbed by teenager during live streamed Sydney sermon
by Joe Snell
By Joe Snell | April 15, 2024 Assyrian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a sermon in Sydney on April 15 at the altar...
Lioness of Assyria: Lady Surma, ambassador of the Assyrian nation
Lady Surma, also known as Surma Khanum, was a member of the patriarchal Mar Shimun family and spent her life serving the Assyrian Church of...